WATER PRACTICE

Michael Baker International's Water Group provides innovative consulting, planning and engineering solutions for the entire spectrum of the water cycle. We have proven experience in providing a full range of professional services from scientific and technical analysis, concept through design, and construction support services. Protection and management of water resources starts at the watershed level and follows the movement of water through urban and agricultural areas, streams, lakes and reservoirs, water distribution systems, wastewater collection systems, and water/wastewater treatment plants.

DESCRIPTION

Michael Baker International is seeking a Technical Writer to join our team as an integral member of the Emergency Management and Response group of the Alexandria, Virginia office. You will primarily support the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in their core mission. This includes support for FEMA's collaboration with state, local, and tribal entities to increase the public's risk awareness and drive action to reduce risk. The position may also support other clients throughout the nation.

Responsibilities include:

• Researching, reviewing, drafting, editing, fact checking, and formatting a variety of documents according to specific requirements, and sharing expertise with other members of a larger, multi-company team.
• Collaborating with team members and providing customer service to our clients and other partners via phone, chat, and email.
• Formatting and editing white papers, engineering letters, detailed engineering studies, and contractual deliverables for federal and local clients.
• Satisfying project requirements by ensuring the team follows established business processes and the products meet quality standards and deadlines. Assessing processes for improvements.
• Developing excellent materials, keeping track of multiple projects, learning new ways of doing things, and mentoring others.
• Working with senior managers to produce monthly reports of departmental accomplishments and cost variances.
• Gathering, consolidating, and analyzing information on a variety of projects to inform high-visibility, short-notice deliverables.
• Maintains familiarity with various widely used style/format guides and advises clients and team on the appropriate situations for using a particular guide

PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's Degree in English, Journalism, Communication, or another writing-related area of study; 0 to 2 years of related work experience.
• Be a U.S. citizen, able to obtain a Public Trust badge with the federal government.
• Excellent English language skills, both written and verbal.
• The ability to communicate and work successfully with our internal associates and external clients.
• Advanced knowledge of formatting Microsoft Office documents is required.
• Although attention to detail is critical, the job also requires mental flexibility and the ability to adapt to frequent process changes.
• In this job, you will learn new skills and grow in those you have, to better prepare you for future endeavors.
• Knowledge of the National Flood Insurance Program or experience in working with FEMA's flood mapping program is preferred.

• Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM)
• Experience with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and FEMA's Risk Mapping Assessment and Planning (MAP) Program

COMPENSATION

The salary range for this position is $42,348-$105,825. This will be dependent on the experience and expertise of the incoming candidate.Michael Baker International, a leading provider of engineering and consulting services, including design, planning, architectural, environmental, construction and program management, has been solving some of the world's most complex infrastructure challenges for more than 80 years with a legacy of expertise, experience, innovation and integrity.

Based in Pittsburgh and with nearly 100 offices nationwide, we partner with clients on everything from roads, bridges, tunnels, mass transit, and airports, to water treatment plants, arctic oil pipelines, environmental restoration and specialized overseas construction. We serve as a trusted adviser to the communities we serve, making them safer, more accessible, more sustainable and more prosperous.

We provide visionary leadership in facilitating transformational change for our clients. Our work delivers differentiating innovations and dedicated experts who challenge the status quo and share a world of diverse experience and an impassioned entrepreneurial spirit. We deliver quality of life.

We Make a Difference.

Michael Baker International is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Michael Baker International provides equal employment opportunity for all persons, in all facets of employment. Michael Baker International maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks. As a covered federal contractor, Michael Baker International is required to comply with Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, and its implementing guidelines. If the federal vaccine mandate is found to be valid and enforceable, this will include ensuring that all covered employees are fully vaccinated for COVID-19, except in limited circumstances where there is a legal entitlement to an accommodate. In addition, you may be subject to current or future state or local COVID-19 vaccine mandates that could become a condition of your employment based upon your work location or involvement on a project. Accordingly, Michael Baker encourages you to provide satisfactory proof that you are \"fully vaccinated\" for COVID-19 so as to ensure compliance with any potential applicable federal, state, or local laws. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply for any open position for which they feel they are qualified and all will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other legally protected status.

EEO is the Law. Applicants to and employees of Michael Baker International are protected under Federal law from discrimination.Michael Baker International is seeking a Technical Writer to join our team as an integral member of the Emergency Management and Response group of the Alexandria, Virginia office. You will primarily support the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in their core mission. This includes support for FEMA's collaboration with state, local, and tribal entities to increase the public's risk awareness and drive action to reduce risk. The position may also support other clients throughout the nation.